Due by Mon. 2/22 @ 4PM:
READ:
WRITE:
This week, you’re reading the essay I meant to assign you last week, and which will (I think) shed a lot of light on the question of genres. BUT, all is not lost: we will also be taking a look at an autobiographical selection from Malcolm X. This section, like “Mother Tongue,” is an education narrative. As you now know, your first essay is going to be an education narrative. The education narrative is a genre, so therefore we can think about what conventions make one piece an education narrative and another something else entirely.
One major feature of these narratives, as we discussed in our Zoom session this week, is the usage of anecdote.
What anecdotes jump to mind as you begin to think about the history of your education? What tiny moments, stories, jokes, musings, conversations, accidents etc can you think of that might help you tell the story of your relationship to education?
Write 300 words in response to this prompt, and file your post under the Category “Unit 1” by Monday @ 4 PM.
